They include finding a buyer to rehabilitate the May-Belle and Montrose apartment buildings, a nearby parking lot and demolition of the vacant building at the corner of Southeast Second Street and Adams Avenue – the former site of Haynie's Drug Store.

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Monday afternoon outside the Alhambra Theatre, Mayor Lloyd Winnecke and the city operated Evansville Brownfields Corp. will announce "multiple investment initiatives" to spur development in the city's Arts District.

A news release from the mayor's office kept mum on the details, but stated the projects are designed to "enhance the Haynie's Corner Arts District," which is located in the area where Southeast Second Street meets Adams Avenue and Parrett Street.

An email sent by the Brownfields Corp. states the news conference will be to announce "multiple investment initiatives" in the district.

The Brownfields Corp., created under the administration of Democratic Mayor Jonathan Weinzapfel, is a nonprofit city commission which purchases dilapidated properties.

The Courier & Press learned Sunday the city is seeking proposals to rehabilitate the abandoned apartment buildings that stand at Haynie's Corner at 1012 S.E. Second St., owned by the Brownfields Corp. since 2012.

The May-Belle and Montrose apartment buildings will require "extensive rehabilitation of the interior" and roof repairs.

According to the proposal, the building adjacent to the 12-unit apartment buildings at 1022 S.E. Second St., also owned by the Brownfields Corp., will be demolished this summer. The city also plans to build a public parking lot within 200 feet of the buildings.

According to the Vanderburgh County Assessor's website, the Brownfields Corp. owns 132 properties in the county, most of which concentrated in the city's arts district.